191-377-4256 - Guard Detainees

Standards: Maintain accountability and control of the detainees. Ensure that detainees remain silent and segregated. Protect detainees from abuse and harm. Follow the ROE/RUF during escape attempts. Correct and report inappropriate treatment and detainee noncompliance to your supervisor.

Conditions:

Given your
individual equipment, assigned weapon, an interpreter (when available), the
rules of engagement (ROE) or rules for the use of force (RUF), cloth.

Standards:

Maintain
accountability and control of the detainees. Ensure that detainees remain silent
and segregated. Protect detainees from abuse and harm. Follow the ROE/RUF during
escape attempts. Correct and report inappropriate treatment and detainee
noncompliance to your supervisor.

Performance Steps:

Note: Always maintain
positive control and accountability of the detainees.

1.

Ensure that your weapons are functional, loaded, and
prepared for use, if needed.

2. Position yourself and stay alert. Note:
If a detainee has not already been searched and restrained, notify your
supervisor.

b. Face the detainees,
observe everything in their line of sight, and report all incidents the
supervisor.

c. Ensure that you understand mutually-supported
sectors of fire, communications, and battle drills when positioned with others.
If you do not, ask your supervisor for clarification.

d. Observe and report detainee behavior. For example-

(1) Detainee speaks fluent English during a medical
exam, but feigns no knowledge of English whatsoever during interrogation.

(2) Detainee demonstrates leadership by providing
instructions to other detainees.

Note: This passive
intelligence collection is critical during law enforcement, medical, and
intelligence processing.

3. Ensure that detainees remain silent.

a. Do not speak to
detainees unless providing orders and/or instructions. Use an interpreter if
available. Answer necessary questions, but do not answer personal questions or
questions that may compromise or hinder the mission.

b. Attempt to stop unauthorized communication with
other detainees using language (an interpreter) and/or and signals if a detainee
attempts it.

c. Report the individual to your supervisor if he
continues and segregate or muffle him as appropriate according to unit SOPs and
your supervisor’s instructions.

(1) Muffle the detainee using a soft, clean cloth
stretched across the mouth and around the back of the head.

(2) Do not place items in his mouth, hood him, or use
tape or other adhesives.

(3) Do not harm the detainee or affect his ability to
breathe.

(4) Check the detainee periodically to ensure that he is
not harmed.

(5) Muffle the detainee only for as long as needed.

4. Ensure that detainees
remain segregated. If a detainee attempts to move out of a designated area or
advances on a guard-

a. Attempt to use language (an interpreter) or hand
signals to stop the behavior. b.
React according to published ROE/RUF and
notify your supervisor if the detainee continues.

Note:
Acts and or omissions that constitute inhumane treatment are violations of the
law of armed conflict, and as such must be corrected immediately. Simply
reporting violations is insufficient. If a violation is ongoing, every Soldier
has an obligation to stop the violation as well as report it.

b. Document allegations of abuse and other incidents in
DA Form 1594 by providing information to your supervisor.

c. Protect detainees from combat hazards and conflict
with each other. Protect detainees from the civilian populace, public curiosity,
improper treatment or care, and any emergency situation according to unit SOPs.

d. Protect women and children from any form of sexual
abuse or harassment.